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Business Fortune
09 January, 2026
For remote, high-risk oil and gas operations in the area, the historic flight signifies a transition to quicker, independent airborne logistics.
An important regional milestone in industrial logistics has been reached with the launch of the first cargo drone-based transport service for the oil and gas industry in the Middle East by ESBAAR. With a successful inaugural flight in Oman, the service marked the transition from slow, ground-based transportation to speedier, autonomous airborne logistics intended for harsh industrial settings.
Due to its distant locations, difficult working conditions, safety hazards, and time-sensitive operations, the oil and gas industry continues to encounter logistical issues. Conventional transportation techniques are frequently expensive, time-consuming, and operationally constrained. By enabling airborne transport to locations that are hazardous or challenging to reach by traditional means, ESBAAR's new cargo drone service was created to directly address these issues.
With the formal launch, autonomous air-based transportation designed for industrial applications will replace traditional ground logistics. The company claims that the solution is made to support operations in distant, high-risk areas where dependability and speed are essential.
Using locally produced unmanned aerial systems created by SINAN Advanced Industries, the first flight was accomplished in collaboration with MASAR Petroleum. The operation's performance demonstrates both the advancement of technology and the expanding significance of domestic production and innovation in Oman's industrial ecosystem.
ESBAAR aims to enhance efficiency in areas that pose challenges for conventional transportation, while facilitating the quicker and safer delivery of essential materials to oil and gas sites through the use of cargo drones for operational transport.
According to the organization, the launch marks the start of scalable, independent logistics solutions for Oman and the larger Middle East rather than a one-time accomplishment. Drone-based cargo transport is expected to play a larger role in industrial logistics as company’s transition to more robust and technologically advanced operating models.
With this launch, ESBAAR establishes itself as a supplier of advanced drone solutions while promoting local innovation initiatives and the advancement of industrial logistics.